1Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Moore, 2 October 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of troubling you on behalf of a Cap t Joseph Millar , stationed at Charlottesville as an Alien ; and will state his case as represented to me, and as believed by me. his father & mother came over about 1768. to Maryland to settle there. he was born there soon after their arrival, and the father dying, the mother thought it safest to return to her friends in Ireland where...
2Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Miller, 21 July 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I feel myself bound in candor to communicate to you the step which the dangers impending over our country us, and the great change of circumstances since you left Charlottesville , have required me to take. the permission you requested to visit Norfolk was for a fortnight only which however I asked for a month, on my own responsibility; and in such terms as produced from the Marshal a...
3Joseph Miller to Thomas Jefferson, 14 November 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of informing you that this Day I have Shiped for you one Cask of ____ on Board the Slope Eliza-Ann Josiah Allven Cap t which I hope will Come Safe to hand hoping you will Wright Merss Gibson Jefferson C o to forward it to you for been Rather Perishable and to be Keept Dry you will Open the End your name is on and as it Contains 3 Diff r Sorts— I have Commence d
4Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Miller, 26 June 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved in due time the cask of biscuit you were so kind as to send us, and which we found to be of the very best quality. I have deferred acknoleging it until the season is approaching when considerations of health would recommend your leaving Norfolk , and the great heats will suspend the operations of your brewery; and I now take up my pen to assure you you have always a home here, and...
5Joseph Miller to Thomas Jefferson, 1 September 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Honr d Frind I now take L the of Liberity of informing you—this Day I have I informed shiped on Board the Sloop Canton Capt Willis Godwin one Cask of x I Do not Know What We Must call it, I think Porter Brandy as it was Made from Soure Porter Like wise—I have Sent My Trunk along with it hopeng thay will Come Safe to hand—I have Drect them to Gibson &c Jefferson
6Petition of Joseph Miller to the Virginia General Assembly, [presented 15 December 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
To the General assembly of Virginia the Commonwealth of Virginia the petition of Joseph Miller of the borough of Norfolk in the sd commonwealth humbly sheweth That Frances Reed , mother of your Petitioner, having had issue by a former marriage Anne and Thomas Reed , intermarried with
7Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Miller, 17 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to announce to you that your bill is passed; so that you may now take possession of your property, and sell and do with it what you please. I recieved the information last night in a letter of the 14 th from mr Cabell , our Senator, who undertook the care of the bill. you would do well to write to the clerk of the House of Representatives for a copy of the law, paying the...
8Joseph Miller to Thomas Jefferson, 29 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
yours of the 17 I Rec d yesterday I Rec d with Pleasure— M r Murry has Sent me a Copey of the Law M r Hayes has Taken me in but Not So Much as I thought of it will be from 1600 1700 Doll rs the Deeds of Every thing I have Got Safe but he had the Goodness to offer the houses for Saile Privitely for Cash the Week before he Left he Baught a very fine Sch r
9Joseph Miller to Thomas Jefferson, 22 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I Rec d your Frendly Letter yeasterday an for the Truble I have Given you I am ashamed of I intend bein Coming up as Soone as the Court is over I am not Able to Sell aney Part at Pressent I have tried all I Can But no buyers one House that Cost $6000 Building I offered it for $4000 and the Ground along with it I Could wish you to Lett Old Peeter Get Sume Grain to work Soone Hops in New York is...
10Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Miller, 14 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I returned from Bedford a few days ago, which has delayed the commencement of our malting till three days ago. altho I shall set out for Bedford again on the 19 th to continue there to the end first of December, yet I shall take measures to enable Peter to go on with his malting and brewing. not to be too late again in providing corks, as I was last year, and fearing I should get bad ones at...